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Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa

Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?

Released Apr 29, 2016 Developer VR Designs Publisher Matrix Games Platforms Windows StrategyTurn-Based StrategyWorld War IIStrategy RPGReplay Value
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

88.4%positive250 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“After 50 years of playing wargames I have finally found a gaming system that replicates many of the actual decisions and problems of Barbarossa in a way that is 'realistic' and yet does not get bogged down with detail. I loved Russian Campaign as a kid playing board games and…”

— a player, Steam review · 542 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This has got to be the most innovative strategy game on the market. The decision and relationships mechanics are a stroke of genius, and you will quickly find yourself building up both rapport and enmity with your colleagues as they collaborate with and against you (and you…”

— a player, Steam review · 246 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“If you ever wondered about how Barbarossa could have gone differently - this is your game. I played through a few times as the Germans, and my take-aways are this: - The tactical combat is realistic without being too micro-managey - The interface is pretty straightforward,…”

— a player, Steam review · 62 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

127all-time peak
0 25 50 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 46 avg · May 2016

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99−70% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$49.99base price
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-24
US14.99 USD−70%
EU15.25 EUR−70%
UK13.07 GBP−70%
Australia22.98 AUD−70%
Canada20.31 CAD−70%
Japan1,650 JPY−70%
Brazil58.27 BRL−70%
China87.51 CNY−70%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$10 Brazil China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 20, 2018
Workers of the World United!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/22949888/e214ef3c6ea78d32c0983a13d391598a2375b849.jpg “So, as we know, this will be a short a very boring AAR because Hitler is n

Mar 20, 2018
Workers of the World United!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/22949888/e214ef3c6ea78d32c0983a13d391598a2375b849.jpg “So, as we know, this will be a short a very boring AAR because Hitler is n

Aug 29, 2017
Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa AAR - Erzac vs mssm45

Hello everyone! Welcome back, today we want to highlight a Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa After Action Report ! We see Erzac as the Axes, while mssm45 will face him as the Allies on the East Front. The

Aug 29, 2017
Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa AAR - Erzac vs mssm45

Hello everyone! Welcome back, today we want to highlight a Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa After Action Report ! We see Erzac as the Axes, while mssm45 will face him as the Allies on the East Front. The

Aug 23, 2017
Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa - Iran/Iraq Mod by lion_of_judah

Today, we are going to highlight a cool Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa mod that was made by lion_of_judah, about the Iran-Iraq war! This mod has been WIP for more than a year now, but it's making progr

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Facts & details

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GenresStrategy
Player tagsStrategy · Turn-Based Strategy · World War II · Strategy RPG · Replay Value · Wargame · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Hex Grid · Historical (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Official sitehttp://www.matrixgames.com/products/558/details/Decisive.Campaigns:.Barbarossa
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: 1.5 GHZ Processor or Equivalent (Running the game in higher resolution requires more processing power.) Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Video/Graphics: 8MB video memory Storage: 424 MB available space Sound Card: Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card